Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1970s | |
Andy Gibb's, "Shadow Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Do me right - take me all through the night
Shadow Dancing, baby you do it right Do me wrong, dragging across the floor Shadow dancing, oh, don't say nothing wrong. Original Lyrics: Do it light, taking me through the night
Shadow dancing, baby you do it right Give me more, drag me across the floor Shadow dancing, all this and nothing more |
Human League's, "Almost Medieval"
Misheard Lyrics: Soft lenses, groovy glasses!
Original Lyrics: Soft lenses, grow to glasses
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Phoebe Snow's, "Harpo's Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I was a soccer fan
Original Lyrics: I wish I was a soft refrain
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Scorpions', "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me take you far away, you'd like on holy day.
Original Lyrics: Let me take you far away, you'd like a holiday.
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Scorpions', "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd like of all it takes
Original Lyrics: You'd like a holiday
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Scorpions', "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd like of all the time
Original Lyrics: You'd like a holiday
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1980s | |
Cocteau Twins', "My Love Paramour"
Misheard Lyrics: Should've had my fix for
My love paramour who is out on a wing Original Lyrics: Two different fates
My love paramour ooze out and away |
Gloria Estefan's, "Get On Your Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep in your heart is the Adam's touch
Original Lyrics: Deep in your heart is the answer
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Hall & Oates', "Everytime You Go Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time you go away,
You take a piece of meat with you. Original Lyrics: Every time you go away,
You take a piece of me with you. |
Kim Wilde's, "Never Trust a Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: You left me dos tres
Not a noodle or a sync Original Lyrics: You left without trace
Not a note or a single goodbye |
Scorpions', "Can't Live Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Cat lips, cat lips without juice.
Original Lyrics: Can't live, can't live without you.
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Scorpions', "No One Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, it's been a long time that we've been apart
Much too long for a man, who is a tart? Original Lyrics: Girl, it's been a long time that we've been apart
Much too long for a man who needs love |
Scorpions', "No One Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't mention the things we do
Original Lyrics: I imagine the things we'll do
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Scorpions', "No One Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: I get wet for the nights with you
Original Lyrics: I can't wait for the nights with you
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Scorpions', "No One Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: Just you mention the girl from this song;
She'll take all my sorrows away. Original Lyrics: Just imagine you'd come through this door,
You'd take all my sorrow away. |
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1990s | |
Celine Dion's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I hold on to your whole body
In fear of the truth you mend Original Lyrics: I hold on to your whole body
And feel each move you make |
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Numb-chucky's getting stale
Original Lyrics: Cold turkey's getting stale
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: The well that inebriates the cat
Original Lyrics: The well that inebriates the guilt
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: The well that inebriates the cat
Original Lyrics: The well that inebriates the guilt
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a trout in the fountain of youth
Original Lyrics: There's a drought at the fountain of youth
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: We went to happy house, I say oh no.
Original Lyrics: Need a lift to happy hour, I say oh no.
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: We went to happy house, I say oh no.
Original Lyrics: Need a lift to happy hour, I say oh no.
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2000s | |
Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: All across the Alienation
Original Lyrics: All across the alien nation
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: And can you hear the sound of the stereo?
Original Lyrics: And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't wanna be an American Indian!
One nation controlled by leukemia And the H and H gonna stare at ya! It's calling out to Indian America Original Lyrics: Don't wanna be an American idiot!
One nation controlled by the media Information age of hysteria! It's calling out to idiot America |
Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't wanna be an Americanadian!
Original Lyrics: Don't wanna be an American idiot!
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't want a nation of GaGa new media
Original Lyrics: Don't want a nation under the new media
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: I am some druggy in a band with some media.
Original Lyrics: Don't want a nation under the new media.
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: In television creeps of tomorrow
Original Lyrics: In television dreams of tomorrow
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: In television treeps out tomorrow
Original Lyrics: In television dreams of tomorrow
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, maybe I'm the f***ing America
Original Lyrics: Well, maybe I'm the faggot America
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, maybe I'm the gas-set America
Original Lyrics: Well, maybe I'm the faggot America
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Another protester has crossed the line to find,
The money's on the herbicide Original Lyrics: Another protester has crossed the line to find,
The money's on the other side |
Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Bang bang goes the broken class act,
Kill all the f***s that don't agree. Triumphant fires setting fires, Is not a way that's meant for me. Original Lyrics: Bang bang goes the broken glass,
And kill all the fags that don't agree. Trials by fire setting fire, Is not a way that's meant for me. |
Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Every sound of the fall of rain
Coming down like an armored candle flame The shame, the ones who died without a name … I bet your dreamin' different from the ho-ho lies It's just the dawning of the rest of our lights On all the time! Original Lyrics: Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame The shame, the ones who died without a name … I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives On holiday |
Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear the sound of the Polaroid
Original Lyrics: Hear the sound of the falling rain
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear the sound of the bowling lane
Original Lyrics: Hear the sound of the falling rain
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: I beg for cream and if you're from there I'll arise
Original Lyrics: I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: I beg to dream and differ from the hall of lice
Original Lyrics: I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to skinny dip
Original Lyrics: I beg to dream and differ
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Kill all the f***s with donut creme!
Original Lyrics: Kill all the fags that don't agree!
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the dawning of the rest of our lives,
On Novacaine Original Lyrics: This is the dawning of the rest of our lives,
On holiday |
Josh Groban's, "To Where You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: And I believe that ancients believe
Original Lyrics: And I believe that angels breathe
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Linkin Park's, "1 Stp Klosr"
Misheard Lyrics: During this rightly concur of what we like.
Original Lyrics: During this night, we can cut up what we like.
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My Chemical Romance's, "Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: A celebrated man amongst the fernies
Original Lyrics: A celebrated man amongst the gurneys
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misc | |
William S Burroughs', "We See the Future...."
Misheard Lyrics: We see the future through the market of the people
Original Lyrics: We see the future through the binoculars of the people
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